We will announce the winners at the awards ceremony in Melbourne on 14 November 2019.
CEO OF THE YEAR
Major Sponsor

Zena Burgess, CEO, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

David Hackett, CEO, MLC Life Insurance

Emma Hendry, CEO, Hendry Group

Fiona Johnston, CEO, UM Australia

Bobby Lehane, CEO, CHU Underwriting Agencies

Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr

Andrew Ritchie, CEO, EstimateOne

Michele Smith, CEO, North Eastern Community Hospital

Kim Wethmar, CEO, TravelEdge

John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Managing Director of the Year

Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand

Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ

Leanne Harwood, Managing Director Australasia and Japan, InterContinental Hotels Group

Matthew Keighran, Managing Director South East Asia Pacific, Hugo Boss
COO of the Year

Kiri Brain, former COO, Nexia Australia

Sunny D'Souza, Director of Operations and Transformation, Employsure

Jeff Yu, Co-Founder and COO, One Stop Warehouse
CFO of the Year

Michael Eadie, CFO, Credit Corp Group

Kerrie Parker, CFO, Deakin University

Leah Weckert, CFO, Coles Group

Matt Young, CFO, Treasury Wine Estates
HR Executive of the Year

Natalie Brooke, HR Manager, Menulog

Tanya Cook, Group Manager, People and Culture, Probuild Constructions

Peta Karunaratne, Executive General Manager, People and Customer Experience, Silver Chef

Lucy Lithgow, General Manager, People and Culture, BPAY Group
Marketing Executive of the Year

Matthias Bizilis, Head of Marketing, LifeChanger Foundation

Krystel Cochico, National Marketing and Communications Manager, VISA Global Logistics

Serena Leith, Head of Marketing ANZ, Spotify

Julie Toma, Head of Marketing and Communications, Catholic Healthcare
Sales Executive of the Year

Francine Ereira, General Manager, Sales and Solution Delivery, Zip Co Limited

Gary Griffiths, Director, Sales and Marketing, Tsubaki Australia

Michael Pachota, General Manager, Automobile, Suzuki Australia

Michael Reid, General Manager, QLD, NT and PNG, Cisco
Young Executive of the Year

Tom Amos, CEO, Sidekicker

Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice Preisdent, GPJ ANZ; Managing Director ANZ, Project Worldwide

John Hobby, General Manager Pacific, Nu Skin Enterprises

Amber Manning, CEO, Just Cuts Franchising
Start-Up Executive of the Year

Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr

Kristofer Rogers, CEO, Split Payments

Marcella Romero, Founder and Managing Director, AimBig Employment

Robert Tadros, Founder and CEO, Impressive Digital
Executive Assistant of the Year

Justin Barwick, Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resources Officer, Serco Asia Pacific

Sylvie Boutros, Executive Assistant to the CEO, Dyldam

Nick Ginsburg, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University

Talitha Ramsey, Executive Assistant to the Executive Chairman and CEO, Hancock Prospecting
Education Executive of the Year

David Chiem, Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman, MindChamps

Neel Khokhani, CEO, Soar Aviation

Andrew Shea, CEO, Builders Academy Australia

Jon Whittle, Executive Dean, Faculty of Information Techonology, Monash University
Professional Services Executive of the Year

Milan Andjelkovic, Managing Director, Strategy, TM Insight

Natasha Norton, CEO, Accuteque

David Oxley, Head of Solutions, Employsure

Fatima Said, Co-Founder and Managing Director, eWave

Monika Tu, Director, Black Diamondz Property Concierge
Financial Services and Insurance Executive of the Year

David Hackett, CEO, MLC Life Insurance

Bobby Lehane, CEO, CHU Underwriting Agencies

Paul Moss, General Manager, Technology, Operations and Product, MyState Bank

Damien Mu, CEO, AIA Australia and New Zealand
Hospitality and Tourism Executive of the Year

Phillipa Harrison, Executive General Manager International, Tourism Australia

Leanne Harwood, Managing Director Australasia and Japan, InterContinental Hotels Group

Monique Parker, Director of Marketing and Communications, Kingfisher Bay Resort Group

Kim Wethmar, CEO, TravelEdge
Energy and Resources Executive of the Year

Karl Brown, Founder and CEO, Instyle Solar

Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting

Chris Williams, Founder and CEO, Natural Solar

Anson Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO, One Stop Warehouse
Building and Construction Executive of the Year

Sam El Rihani, Founder and Managing Director, Decode Group

Emma Hendry, CEO, Hendry Group

Fotini Pratis, CEO, ACM (Australian Crane and Machinery) Group

Andrew Ritchie, CEO, EstimateOne
Health and Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year

Stuart Chesneau, Executive Director, Business Growth and Innovation, Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Mark Middleton, Group CEO, Icon Group

Kam Phulwani, Founder and CEO, Medsurge Healthcare

Michele Smith, CEO, North Eastern Community Hospital
IT and Telecommunications Executive of the Year

David Dicker, CEO and Chairman, Dicker Data

Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr

Jake Philpott, CEO, Tanda

Kristofer Rogers, CEO, Split Payments
Transport and Logistics Executive of the Year

Kylie Fraser, President, FMCG and Healthcare, Linfox Australia

Mark Haslam, Managing Director Oceania, APL Logistics Australia

Julian Leach, Co-Founder and CEO, ParcelPoint

Scott Walker, National Transport Manager, Commerical, VISA Global Logistics
Retail Executive of the Year

Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand

Bethany James, Owner and Founder, James Said

Matthew Keighran, Managing Director South East Asia Pacific, Hugo Boss

John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Media Executive of the Year

Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ

Annabelle Davidson, Founder and Director, Social Playground

Fiona Johnston, CEO, UM Australia

Kylie Watson-Wheeler, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand
Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year

Zena Burgess, CEO, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Vedran Drakulic OAM, CEO, Gandel Philanthropy

Arabella Gibson, CEO, Gidget Foundation Australia

Michael Hopkins, CEO, Master Builders ACT